WELCOME TO...

[ The Price of Freedom ]

A Juice Ortiz Fanfiction 

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'JUICE & NESSA'

Synopsis

AFTER SERVING TIME FOR A CRIME SHE DIDN'T COMMIT, Nessa Trager returns to Charming, determined to reclaim custody of her 4-year-old daughter, and rebuild her life. But the ghosts of her past—her fractured relationship with her mother, her reckless teenage years, and her first love—stand in her way. As she navigates her tumultuous history with her family and the club, Nessa must confront the painful choices that shaped her life, while fighting for the future she deserves. 

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'THE RECKLESS DAUTHTER & THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER' 

" Freedom comes with a price, and I've paid it in scars, in sacrifices, and in the pieces of myself I'll never get back. The question is, was it enough?  "

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THE PRICE OF FREEDOM | (meet the cast)

VANESSA "NESSA" TRAGER

(VANESSA HUDGENS)

THE DAUGHTER OF THE REAPER 

"I used to think it was silly when people said you never forget your first love...but then I met you. I never forgot you, Juan Carlos. I couldn't, even when I tried."

JUAN CARLOS "JUICE" ORTIZ 

(THEO ROSSI)

HER FIRST EVERYTHING

"You think I wanted to hurt you, Ness? You think it was easy for me to say those things? I said them because you didn't belong here. You deserved better than this life—better than me. And the only way to make you leave was to make you hate me."

ALEXANDER "TIG" TRAGER 

(KIM COATES)

HER CARING FATHER

"I watched you spiral, Nessy. It was like seeing a part of you disappear every time you lit up or took that next hit. You were so damn smart, so full of life, and yet that damn addiction had its claws so deep, it almost swallowed you whole. I thought I'd lose you for good."

MELROSE "TINY" FOSTER

(MACKENZIE ROSMAN)

HER LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS 

"When I grow up, I'm gonna ride a motorcycle just like Poppy! But mine will be pink and sparkly!"

TARA KNOWLES 

(MAGGIE SIFF)

HER OLD CELL MATE 

"You have to decide if it's worth the risk, Ness. Love can heal, but it can also break you." 

QUENTIN FOSTER 

(CHARLES MICHAEL DAVIS)

HER TOXIC EX-BOYFRIEND 

"You think you can just walk back in here like nothing happened, Nessa? You ain't taking her from me. You gave up your chance to be a mother the day you chose drugs over us."

DIVINA "DIDI" GONZÁLEZ 

(SHARON LEAL)

HER COMPLICATED MOTHER 

"I did what I had to do, Vanessa. I wasn't going to watch you destroy yourself. Maybe you hate me for it, but I never stopped loving you. Sometimes being a mother means making the hard choices, even if it means you hating me for the rest of your life." 

FAWN TRAGER 

(LEXI SAKOWITZ)

HER ESTRANGED HALF-SISTER 

"You and Dawn were always Daddy's little girls, and I was just...the other one. You two had that special bond, and I was stuck on the outside, trying to figure out where I fit in. But I guess I always knew, you were his world, and I was just the one he never wanted." 

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ALSO STARRING...

Dendrie Taylor as Luann Delaney 

Mark Boone Jr. as Robert "Bobby Elvis" Munson 

Sprague Grayden as Donna Winston

Taylor Sheridan as David Hale

the rest of the Sons of Anarchy cast as their own respective characters

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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sons of Anarchy. All rights go to Kurt Sutter, FX and any others that made this amazing show possible. I do, however, own my characters, Nessa Trager, Didi Gonzáles, Tiny and Quentin Foster, and any other OCs I might add in the future, along with their backstories and their storylines within the show. 

CHANGES TO THE PLOT: In my story Juice never ratted. Luann, Donna and David Hale are alive. Hale is the Chief of Police, and Luann has divorced Otto and is now Bobby's old lady.

GRAPHICS: I MAKE the majority of the gifs that are used throughout this book, including the ones on this page. On occasion I will use gifs I find on google. Any gifs I haven't made, all rights should go those whom created them. I also DO the collages, covers, tags and trailers that are made. Images such as; outfits, cars, tattoos and houses, are usually made by A.I imaging.

⚠️MUST READ BEFORE CONTINUING⚠️: violence, coarse language, various mental health issues, mental abuse, strong alcohol and drug use, drug and alcohol addiction, criminal activity, guns, death or talks of death, inappropriate racial slurs (things said in the show) and detailed sex scenes will appear in this book. If any of these are a trigger for you, please take caution if you decide to continue.

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STARTED : January 23, 2025

PUBLISHED : January 25, 2025

FINISHED : ongoing